What the press commentators are saying...

The leading trio of press commentators are consumed with matters concerning the arrival of a new prime minister. Stephen Glover in The Independent argues that the two most important newspapers for Gordon Brown are The Sun and the Daily Mail. But Europe could prove "a bone of contention" with both if Brown refuses a referendum on the treaty-cum-constitution.

Peter Preston in The Observer also thinks the European dilemma may well be one of the topics that will lead to Brown's press honeymoon being "short and not particularly sweet."

Peter Wilby in The Guardian wonders what the Blairite journalists will make of Brown, but his main piece highlights the disgraceful treatment handed out to Harriet Harman by journalists who are still dominated by a macho culture.